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The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament welcomes the appointment of Minister Máire Hoctor as Minister for State for Older People

We congratulate Minister Hoctor on her appointment and look forward to working closely with her to advance the position of Older People in Irish Society. Much needs to be done and we are ready and willing to contribute in any way we can. Through our 100,000 members we are represented in all corners of Ireland. We look forward to being involved in many of the new initiatives and in particular in the development of the National Positive Ageing Strategy which was a commitment under Towards 2016. We are ready to help to assist Minister Hoctor in her endeavours and we wish her well for the future.

What is the ISCP?

The Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament is a representative organisation of Older People in Ireland.
The Parliament is a non-partisan political organisation working to promote the views of older people in policy development and decision-making.
The Parliament is run by older volunteers who are elected annually at the Annual Parliament Meeting by delegates from affiliated organisations. The ISCP currently has 400 affiliated organisations whose memberships combine to a total of 100,000 individuals.
This membership means the ISCP has a genuine mandate to be the Voice of Older People in Ireland.

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ISCP Objectives:

To be a strong voice representing older people and their needs at international, national and local level.
To promote inter-generational solidarity.
To work through the existing affiliated organisations to ensure better co-ordination of policies and activities whilst ensuring that the affiliated groups retain their own autonomy.
To work for improvement in the quality of life of Older People.
To develop solidarity with organisations working to improve the quality of life of Older People.
To represent Older People’s issues to Government.